Literary notes about Insurrectionist (AI summary)
Literary works employ the term “insurrectionist” to evoke both political defiance and personal rebellion. In some narratives, the word designates individuals actively inciting upheaval against established authority, as seen in a character accused of fomenting unrest against a ruling power [1]. In other contexts, it labels those who consciously reject orders or roles tied to subversive activity [2] and is even used to suggest that a rebel at home might serve effectively abroad [3]. The usage shifts further when it conveys moral judgment or ideological leanings, highlighting figures embroiled in broader social or political conflicts [4, 5].
- “But the fellow is an insurrectionist, Cornelius; certainly it can’t be denied that he’s been inciting rebellion against the Tetrarch’s rule.
— from Hear Me, Pilate! by LeGette Blythe - He knew what it meant to refuse to enter the insurrectionist service after having once been notified.
— from Bamboo Tales by Ira L. (Ira Louis) Reeves - An insurrectionist at home makes a splendid soldier abroad.
— from Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02
Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women by Elbert Hubbard - Blanc, Louis, 128, 129, 353; Lassalle's views compared with those of, 207. Blanqui, socialist insurrectionist, 128-129.
— from Violence and the Labor Movement by Robert Hunter - The leader, Denmark Vesey, is interesting as an intellectual insurrectionist just as the more famous Nat Turner is typical of the more fervent sort.
— from A Social History of the American Negro
Being a History of the Negro Problem in the United States. Including A History and Study of the Republic of Liberia by Benjamin Griffith Brawley